- Alltrax Cycling Club have replaced their single-use course marking tape with a durable, reusable barrier tape wound onto reels. After each event, the tape is collected and stored properly for the next race. The use of reels has improved the speed and efficiency of their event setup and takedown, while also extending the life of the tape.
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- The club invested in high-quality, washable fabric race numbers with club branding, significantly reducing reliance on single-use paper and plastic numbers.
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- The previous numbers were disposed to landfill, which has now been avoided with a lifespan of approximately 3-5 years for all items.
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- This also had a significant cost saving for Alltrax Cycling Club, having previously spent over £100 on single-use materials per event.
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Impact Theme | Grantee Sustainable Initiative | Impact to Date | Impact per Event | Predicted Impact over One Year of Events | Predicted Impact over Lifespan of Initiative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1: Circular Economy – Reuse | Reusable course marking tape to reduce single-use materials | 9000 metres of single-use barrier tape, 8.28kg plastic waste eliminated and saved from landfill | 3000 metres of single-use barrier tape, 2.76kg plastic waste eliminated and saved from landfill | 27,000m single-use barrier tape, 24.8kg plastic waste eliminated and saved from landfill | 108,000m single-use barrier tape, 99.36kg plastic waste eliminated and saved from landfill |
1: Circular Economy – Reuse | Reusable rider numbers to reduce single-use materials | 150 single-use rider numbers avoided, 3kg plastic waste eliminated and saved from landfill | 50 single-use rider numbers avoided, 1kg plastic waste eliminated and saved from landfill | 450 single-use rider numbers avoided, 9kg plastic waste eliminated and saved from landfill | 1,800 single-use rider numbers avoided, 36kg plastic waste eliminated and saved from landfill |
Assumptions used: average of 50 rider numbers used per event.
